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inFamous 2 Now Free For PlayStation Plus (PS3)

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Went into the Playstation Store today to check out some free games with my PlayStation Plus membership and lo and behold there was inFamous 2!

Yeah, for free!

Per the press release below you can see the news that Sony is now guaranteeing subscribers free games.

Nice!

Now I just gotta wait 5-6 hours for the download. Hey — still free!

Press Release

Play More, Pay Less with all new PlayStationÂ®Plus

PlayStation Â® Plus delivers over 30 times the value of a year’s membership

City, Date: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced an exciting update to PlayStationÂ®Plus that guarantees subscribers receive at least three full games a month from a selection of the very best titles from thePlayStationÂ®Store. The update will provide users with a wide variety of the hottest titles, at no additional cost.

Starting June 6th, there will be an Instant Game Collection of 10 games to choose from ready to download and play as part of the updatedPlayStationÂ®Plus subscription, with at least three being updated monthly. The amazing launch line-up includes the brand new Virtua Fighter 5â„¢: Final Showdown, as well as Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD, Renegade Opsâ„¢, Chime Super Deluxe, Outlandâ„¢, Darksiders and Warhammer 40,000Â®: Space MarineÂ®.

As part of the 10 games available, there will be a PlayStationÂ®Plus Game of the Month. This will change every four weeks and represent the very bestPlayStationÂ®Store has to offer, including brand new download-only games and Digital Blu-rays.

Additionally, as part of their subscription, members will have access to three digital Blu-ray blockbuster titles from SCEE - inFamousâ„¢2, MotorStorm: ApocalypseÂ® and LittleBigPlanetâ„¢2.

PlayStationÂ®Plus will also deliver some of the best games in production from smaller, independent developers that every member will have the chance to play. The first game to be included as part of this new offering is Retro/Grade, the arcade shooter with a twist from 24 Caret Games and will be available later this summer for eight weeks, at no cost to subscribers.

On top of all of the exciting new updates, the PlayStationÂ®Plus service will continue to offer the same special features, huge discounts and exclusive access that subscribers know and love.

Over the last year PlayStationÂ®Plus has delivered incredible value to its members worldwide. Between June 2011 and June 2012, subscribers have received:

Â· Over â‚¬150 in games that are brand new to PlayStationÂ®Store and included as part of the subscription, like Awesomenauts, Trine 2â„¢ and The Simpsonsâ„¢ArcadeÂ· Over â‚¬450in games from the massive collection of great titles already available on PlayStationÂ®Store, like Castle CrashersÂ®, Plants vs. Zombiesâ„¢ and Far CryÂ® 2Â· More than â‚¬1000 in discounts on brand new games at launch, including digital Blu-ray titles from franchises like Assassin’s CreedÂ®, Tom Clancy’s Ghost ReconÂ® and Call of DutyÂ®, as well as additional money-off PlayStationÂ®Storespecial offers.

Subscribers also received an array of exclusive features and access, including cloud storage for game saves, automatic update and beta access to titles likeUncharted 3: Drake's Deceptionâ„¢, ResistanceÂ® 3 and StarHawkâ„¢, as well as a huge collection of exclusive dynamic themes and PlayStation Â® Network avatars.

Last year PlayStationÂ®Plus gave members access to content valued at over 30 times the cost of their yearly membership and this will only continue to increase over the coming months.

PlayStationÂ®Plus still costs just Â£39.99/â‚¬49.99 for a one-year subscription or Â£11.99/â‚¬14.99 for a 90-day subscription..